Helium Alternatives

Alternatives list

1. 

   

   PiP for Mac

    9 likes

   macOS Picture in Picture window preview and AirPlay Receiver.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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2. 

   

   Pennywise

    12 likes

   Pennywise opens any website or media in a small floating window that remains on top of all other applications. Pennywise windows stays up all the time. No need to keep struggling with alt + tab, use Pennywise for easy multitasking.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • International

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Global

   

   

   

   +3

   

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4. 

   

   OnTopReplica

    36 likes

   A lightweight application that provides a real-time thumbnail replica of any window of your choice. OnTopReplica will stay always on top, allowing you to keep track of the original window while working and without having to keep the keyboard focus on it.

   19 OnTopReplica alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Origin

   • Italy
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Italy
   • EU

   

   

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   Yape

    1 like

   Yape does a very simple thing: finds all HTML5 videos on a webpage and allows you to play them in the Picture-in-Picture mode. Just click on an item from the list and this video will be switched to the Picture-in-Picture mode.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Russia

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Safari

   • Russia

   

   

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6. 

   

   PiP-Tool

    5 likes

   PiP tool is a software to use the Picture in Picture mode on Windows. This feature allows you to watch content (video for example) in thumbnail format on the screen while continuing to use any other software on Windows.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Floating for YouTube™ Extension

    10 likes

   Chrome extension that displays YouTube videos in a floating browser window.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS
   • Google Chrome

   

   

   

   +6

   

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9. 

   

   Fluid Browser

    7 likes

   Fluid is a floating browser built to view your favorite media like Netflix, Youtube and Hulu right alongside your work. Fluid works just like any other browser, however, once active Fluid only shows your media or web content hiding away all other features of thebrowser.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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10. 

    

    HeliumLift

     5 likes

    HeliumLift is a revamp of Jaden Geller's floating browser window, Helium. Read the news, browse the web and do more all while watching your favorite show in a convenient Picture-in-Picture window. Your content will never fall behind your other windows even as you switch...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

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11. 

    

    PiPifier

     3 likes

    PiPifier is a macOS and iOS Safari (action) extension that lets you use every HTML5 video in Picture in Picture mode

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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12. 

    

    Helios

     3 likes

    Helios is a floating browser window that allows you to watch media while you work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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13. 

    

    PiPer

     5 likes

    PiPer is the browser extension to watch video Picture in Picture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari

    • United States

    

    

    

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    FloatBrowser

     1 like

    Stay Productive with Always-On-Top Overlay Browser for Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

    

    +3

    

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